Clevis.



w. s. SMITH.

I cums. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27, 190B.

Patented June. 1, 1909.

WINFIELD SCOTT SMITH, OF WHARTON, OHIO.

CLEVIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. June 1, 1909.

Application filed March 27, 1909. Serial No. 486,199.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WINFIELD ScoTT SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at /Vharton, in the county of Wyandot and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Olevises; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in clevises, andcomprises various details of construction and combinations andarrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and thenspecifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of a clevis made in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view showing the partsseparated, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A andA designate two sections of which the clevis is constructed each ofwhich has a lug B projecting therefrom and adapted to engage an aperture0 in a whiflletree or evener, and one of said sec tions A has a curvedend D which is longitudinally slotted, as at D, while the other sectionA is provided with a contracted curved end E, and F designates a pivotpin passing through registering apertures in the two sections in themanner shown, and affording means whereby the two sections are pivotedtogether. The section A has an eye H upon the concaved edge of thecurved end thereof, said eye being adapted to project through the slotin the manner shown clearly in the drawings, and K is a key adapted tobe passed through said eye in the manner shown in order to hold theparts in locked relation one with the other. It will be noted that thecurved end of the section A is beveled slightly and is adapted tocontact with the flattened and widened surface upon the inner edge ofthe section A. When the two sections are locked together in the mannerdescribed, the ends of the two lugs preferably contact with each other,and the opposite edges of the two sections which are hinged together areflush with each other.

hen it is desired to apply the clevis or detach it from any object, thekey is removed, which will allow the two free ends of the clevis toswing apart. When the key is replaced, the parts will be securely heldin locked relation one with the other.

What I claim to be new is A clevis made up of two sections having curvedends, one of which is slotted, a pivot pin passing through registeringapertures in the walls of said slotted section and upon which the curvedend of the other section is pivotally mounted, an eye upon one sectionextending through said slot, a key adapted to pass through said eye andbearing against the inner edges of the curved slotted part of saidsection, and lugs, one upon each of said sections and in alinenient witheach other, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

VJIN FIELD SCOTT SMITH.

Witnesses:

N. K. VOGEL, A. W. SHAW.

